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    Kenai Riverbend Resort

    4.6 (14 reviews)

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    2nd Halibut fishing took a little longer and harder as we caught several dog fish but we stayed positive.
    Myra A.

    My husband and I had the perfect time. Don took care of us. As regulations changed on the river, they adjusted our trip to make it the best possible. Our fishing package included 5 nights in their log cabin and 4 days fishing for King Salmon at 2 of their famous rivers and deep sea fishing for Halibut. Our river guide, Jeremy, for King Salmon and Capt Drew for our Halibut fishing were great and knew the hot spots. We came home with 91lbs of fish. Our log cabin was super cute and the entire resort was picturesque as it was right next to the Kenai river. Waking up and seeing that beautiful river is how Alaska living should be. Also our lodge gave us extra clothing that was helpful in keeping us dry and warm. They also had poles for us to borrow as we fished right off our deck. We will definitely be going again.

    Silver Salmon

    This is our second year at Kenai Riverbend Resort. If we're lucky this will be our annual resort for the rest of our lives. The Cho family has created the most warm and friendly environment. This year we brought friends because it is so wonderful. The fishing trips are amazing. Halibut trips out of Deep Creek. Salmon trips right from the resort. We are going home with all of our fish, filleted, vacuum packaged, frozen and packed for the plane. The lodge and cabins are luxury rustic and sit on the edge of the Kenai River. I'm trying to figure out how I can retire and spend all summer here. It's heaven.

    Melina S.

    Riverbend is a family owned resort and the owners and staff are so helpful and kind. If I could give a 6 stars I would! We went halibut fishing through Riverbend with Captain Todd and Mason and they both went out of their way to help us and make sure that we were having a good time. We caught our halibut limit that day! A few days later we had a fishing trip scheduled in Seward with Captain Don and Dave for ling cod, rockfish and yellow eye. There were some last minute changes and I went alone, I am a young female and I never felt uneasy or unsafe, I felt like I was in good hands.Dave helped to teach me how to use jiggs and I caught a trophy sized Ling Cod and the limit of rockfish and yellow eye! We also did a fly out and fished for Silver Salmon with Bill who was incredibly helpful and kind and we caught our limit! He showed us the waterfall, and we got to see 4 bears! I definitely recommend Riverbend, Dohn and John go out of their way to make sure guests are taken care of and that they have an enjoyable time.

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    Best guides and accommodations in South Central Alaska, hands down. If you want to fish the right way with the right guides you need to book a trip through Donny and Johnny at Kenai River bend Resort. These guys have been around since day 1 on the Kenai River and have now expanded all over the peninsula to include halibut fishing and fly out trips to put you on the fish. Book Kyle on a river trip during King or Red season if he's available and be prepared to leave with sore arms from fighting fish all day long!! Can't say enough about this great group of people both on the water and off!!

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    Amazing place with outstanding people! They have been around 40 years and know what they are doing! You will catch your limit!

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    10th year and counting. Love it here. An awesome experience every single time we come.

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    Our log cabin was super cute and the entire resort was picturesque as it was right next to the Kenai river.

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    Hi-Lo Charters & Riverside Lodge

    Hi-Lo Charters & Riverside Lodge

    4.3(4 reviews)
    2.7 mi

    The BEST! Went to Alaska to fish.....never fished before. Jason took us out the first day and…read morewas so helpful. First day I caught my limit and the three other trips with him! We will be back next year. Thanks Jason, Jeremy and Josh!!

    Best guides, closest to the best fishing, great support staff!…read more Having lived near the Kenai River for over 30 years and still avidly fish the river, I know these folks are top notch guides. One of the best things about HiLo is their location. They are located on Beaver Hole on the lower river. A lot of the other lodges on the river either are located much further upriver or meet you somewhere on the lower river. With Hi-Lo, you step off their dock and 10 yards aways is one of the very best fishing spots on the lower Kenai River. If you want to catch fish that are blushed or turning red, then fish upstream. If you want to have the first crack at the first fish coming out of the Ocean and into the river silver bright and in mint shape, then you have to fish with Hi-Lo if you don't want to wait at some launch in the dark hoping the guides show up or start an hour earlier in the morning at 5am so the guide has time to run downriver through a hundred boats in the dark. Eat breakfast, step on the boat, and literally one minute later you are fishing in a premium spot. I have my own boat and base out of a launch several docks from them and ALWAYS use their services to help book my friends trip not only for salmon but halibut charters and any other activities. I fish side by side with their boats often and I ALWAYS get out fished. Very knowledgeable folks. When ever we fish late or we catch too many fish (haha, yes it happens!) I can rely on Melissa and their crew to get my fish processed for my guests. Always comes out perfectly Having fished the Kenai river since 1971, there are only several outfits I can personally give my stamp of approval to and Hi-Lo is one of them!

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    Hi-Lo Charters & Riverside Lodge - Last fish of our trip.  A beautiful Silver!

    Last fish of our trip. A beautiful Silver!

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    Fishology - Kreig Hill & Nancy Tone

    Fishology

    4.5(15 reviews)
    2.4 mi

    our group fished in divided boats yesTerran, with mixed results. we fished with Thad, who worked…read morehis artistry with guiding us in our skills to reach our limit goal. Other groups were in wonderment of our group's success, to the detriment of our separate group, who didn't get the guidance or mentoring we did. Go Thad, you are the best.

    SOCKEYE Fishing With Fishology and Adam…read more Another home run with Fishology. We had so many questions and every one went out of their way to set us up for success. Communication is simply top notch. Highly responsive, quick to tackle anything that may come up. Mark matched us perfectly with Adam and Alicia made sure that we knew where we had to be and how to connect with Adam. Adam is a phenomenal guide. He understood that this was a big day for my wife, her first SOCKEYE fishing experience. We found our spot in a few minutes and quickly learned to the fine art of "flossing". 60 minutes later we had bagged out, three beautiful SOCKEYE each. Heading home for a large Fish Smoke with friends and family. If you are targeting TROUT or SOCKEYE, ask for Adam. He knows the environment intimately, was absolutely superb when it came to working with my wife and had her casting like a 40 year veteran in literally, no time at all. I love his coaching style and how super supportive he continued to be, through our whole fishing trip. On top of that, Adam is one of those fun people you would like too just hangout with. Great communicator, very funny, very easy to get along with. His boat is super clean and very well presented. He asks all the right questions and makes everyone in the party feel like he is there for that individual only. 5 stars mate, great job Adam, Mark and Alicia. KING SALMON Fishing With Fishology and Chase We were scheduled to to go Halibut fishing. The weather turned and that was the end of that. Mark and Alicia jumped into high gear and got us booked with Chase for a KING SALMON guided experience. We had so many questions and every one went out of their way to set us up for success. Communication is always top notch with this crew. Highly responsive, quick to tackle anything that may come up. Casey is one of the hardest working guides I have ever met. He pushed us into the best fishing holes and worked the ores to capitalize on the best spots, in the best holes. He constantly rowed, tended lines, swapped out fresh bait, coached and taught us all about the Kasiloff river and their residents, the gorgeous KING SALMON. The KINGS are diminishing at an alarming rate and all the guides work very hard to preserve these fine fish for generations to come. We caught 3 nice KINGS and two HUGE SOCKEYES. Whatever we were not allowed keep, Chase made sure went back to the river with as little handling and as much care as possible. It makes me so happy to know that there are people like Chase out there, providing incredible experiences yet working that hard to preserve these experiences for future generations. KING SALMON Fishing is a great adventure and I highly, highly recommend the Chase Guided King Salmon adventure. Simply outstanding. Another flawless event presented by Mark, Alicia and Chase. TROUT Fishing With Fishology and Aaron WOW, Mark and Alicia from Fishology are amazing to work with You can "book with the best or go with the rest" We had so many questions and every one went out of their way to set us up for success. Communication is simply top notch. Highly responsive, quick to tackle anything that may come up. Our Trout experience was flawless. Mark set us up with Aaron. Aaron is patient, knowledgeable and was a great instructor for my wife. This was her first trip. We caught so many fish we stopped counting at 20. As an avid fly fisherman, I deeply respected how Aaron handled the fish and was careful to return them to the water unharmed. He explained to us how the fishery is protected and kept us off the spawning beds. This in no way meant any less fun or smaller fish. We have great pictures and wonderful memories of our trout trip, highly recommend Fishology, Mark, Alicia and Aaron.

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    Fishology - All friends and family. They accommodated our huge group!

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    All friends and family. They accommodated our huge group!

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